In addition to working out consistently, eating well, taking my supplements, and practicing some amazing self-care, I did a little shopping too. Here are some of my must-have pregnancy items this time around.

According to my experience this time around, which was slightly more horrible than my first pregnancy about 6 years ago, as well as all of the web-searching I did to confirm what I was feeling was ultimately “normal” and expected between week 4 and 12 (errr…15), the first trimester involves a spectrum that may include all of the following symptoms if not more. It’s unlimited, really.

My ultimate goal as a pregnant woman: complete this process as prepared and as naturally as I possibly could, while staying safe. I believe most of it was in my heart and head.

There is a place, in today's world, for hospitals and science, and there's still room for midwives and miracles. Although some of my friends like to categorize me as "granola," I think of myself more as a hybrid.

Here are a few quick thoughts I have about making healthy choices at the supermarket that you may or may not have already considered when you're aiming for "healthier" options or you often feel overwhelmed by all the marketing we are bombarded with when it comes to buying food for our families. 

Most moms find it hard to accept help. Most moms want to do it all because it’s what we’re supposed to do.

Now is the perfect time of year to clean your home. Why not take some inventory of your cleaning supplies, beauty products, and bathroom toiletries as well? I use the EWG’s app to check all my products for safety readings. Learn more about the resources offered by the Environmental Working Group.

The goal here is to change your life. Change your eating and how you look at food. And that can take some time. It’s easier for some than for others. Sometimes it’s a matter of sacrifice or balance.

After years of self-help books, motivational speakers, and business development strategists pounding into my head what I should and shouldn’t be doing every day, I developed a complex that if I wanted certain things in life, I couldn’t waste ANY time.

I did it. I created a forum for you to find resources and advice you might actually use, and a place for me to be brutally honest about my own wellness journey. I wanted to write more about my life as a parent, life as a patient, life as an entrepreneur, an artist, and a human who still drinks more wine than she should and doesn’t always meditate as much as she’d like.

Love yourself enough to combat the effects of stress with kindness towards your mind and body and treating it with wellness. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed when you’re stressed out, but know that there are many ways to relieve stress – and they don’t need to be complicated!

As a health and nutrition coach, it came naturally to recommend safe and non-toxic products to my clients (and use them for my family as well). So, when I learned about Beautycounter’s quality, safety standards, and how EASY it was to incorporate it into my life, it was a no brainer.

This week, my family and I are realizing that it’s probably not our best choice to treat every day like a Saturday, so to speak. My husband and I are both working from home, and we’re semi-homeschooling my son (who is quite happy with every day being a Saturday), but our eating and wine-drinking habits have gotten a little out of hand. Here’s our plan…

I’d hope by now, you’ve accepted and are implementing the idea of washing your hands (and your family’s), as well as keeping your distance from others, staying home when sick, and keeping your kids home when they’re sick. But in addition, here are a few things to think about as you work your way through quarantine this spring.

I wanted to be like all the other work from home mamas I saw on Instagram - complete with lots of pictures of my laptop and pink coffee mug, while my baby just slept and nursed all day.

And, that didn’t work.

I figured out there was a lot more to working from home than taking photos of your “lifestyle” and Instagramming that you had the “best job in the world: working for myself and being a mom.” Hashtag-mom-boss. #Hastag-load-of-crap.

Although it’s not always guaranteed that you can avoid getting sick, you can improve your immune system so that you can bypass it more often than not, as well as make your experience less intense if you do end up getting sick. Here are a few of my top go-to ideas for supporting your immune system that you can start right away.

Don't you hate those days when you feel like you have so much you HAVE to do?